Lead Yourself First

By Lachie Samuel Mariu

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I'm back at it after 5+ years.

I've been through the fire. Forged by it 🔥

From finding out I wasn't actually my girl's dad 💔 to heart problems, strokes, losing my memory, speech and vision, and nearly losing my life multiple times...

I thought success meant achieving more, earning more and providing more.

Nearly losing everything changed that.

Now, I believe the most important person I'll ever learn to lead is myself.

To understand and fully accept myself. Look after my health. Be present with the people I love. And make the most of the time I have with them... because it's time I'll never get back.

Lead Yourself First is about the conversations that help us do that.

I'll sit down with people who've been through their own fire, understand what shaped them, what changed them, and who they've become because of it.

No pretending. No having it all figured out. Just honest conversations about what it means to Lead Yourself First.


Episode Date
#257 - Cancer, 11 Rounds of IVF, and Choosing Family First
Oct 04, 2026
#256 - How to build a life from the inside out - Jake Loreto
Sep 18, 2026
#255 - Why Blame Keeps You Stuck - Jo O'Dell
Sep 08, 2026
#254 - From breakup to breakthrough - Sam Whitwell
Aug 30, 2026
#253 - From near death to self acceptance
Aug 26, 2026
#252 - Invictus with Tim Morrison
Aug 14, 2021
#251 - How to be Authentically YOU (Live workshop)
Jul 09, 2021
#250 I won a national award, but expected to fail.. 🤦
Jun 30, 2021
Being Well with Julia Smith Podcast - Feat Lachie Samuel
Jun 21, 2021
#248 Getting off the Beer - Geoff Gibson
Jun 18, 2021
#247 - Helping a man feel sadness & grief
Jun 16, 2021
#246 Theodoros Fotopoulos - Letting go of the lone wolf
Jun 16, 2021
#245 Men and Love 🙅
May 04, 2021
#244 Sexuality, porn, moaning & ejaculation 💦
Apr 29, 2021
#243 Self pleasure, haka & using my voice 🦁
Apr 21, 2021
#242 Mens work & focusing on self 🔥
Apr 20, 2021
#241 My JEALOUSY from this week
Apr 14, 2021
#240 Courage & Leadership breakthrough 🦁
Apr 10, 2021
#239 Golden Shadow breakthrough 😭😭
Apr 09, 2021
#238 Curiosity & Consciousness with Hemi Chase
Apr 05, 2021
#237 The plastic Maori with Andy Ahchee
Apr 01, 2021
#236 Forgive yourself with Mirika Gavet
Mar 30, 2021
#235 Blaming Dad for MY disappointment 😭
Mar 26, 2021
#234 The drama triangle! with Brooke Nolly
Mar 15, 2021
#233 Realise your magic! with Courtney wilder
Mar 12, 2021
#232 Step away from the cock! with Douglas Karunakaran
Mar 08, 2021
#231 Meet yourself in the darkness - Joel Stoianis
Feb 27, 2021
#128 - Darielle Asch - The power of getting uncomfortable
Oct 12, 2020
#127 - Briana Bowley - Do something that lights you up!
Oct 02, 2020
#126 - Tinesha Misky - UNFILTERED
Sep 18, 2020
#125 - Bryn Edwards - Our addiction to knowing
Sep 15, 2020
#124 - Matt Bruce - Healing the battle with Trauma & PTSD
Jul 02, 2020
Lachie where have you been?
Jul 02, 2020
#123 - Jeff Agostinelli - Forging his own path and becoming next level
Jun 12, 2020
#122 - Jeddy Azuma - The Rising Man
Jun 03, 2020
#121 - Terry Cornick - Mr.Perfect
Jun 01, 2020
#120 - Stefanos Sifandos - Leaning into UNCERTAINTY
May 18, 2020
BROTHER, Let that MANCRUSH happen! 👬
May 13, 2020
Do something that SCARES you! 🐞🕷
May 13, 2020
Whose 💙 did you CRAVE most?
May 13, 2020
I finally FEEL WORTHY!! 🌠👀
May 13, 2020
STOP 🚫 Looking at the damn ground!
May 13, 2020
#119 - Cam Fraser - More than penetration & ejaculation 🍆💦
May 11, 2020
My ICEBATH process & WHY ❄☃️
May 06, 2020
Have your SELF CARE tools, become SELF DEFENSE? 💙⛏
May 06, 2020
Does your partner ANNOY you? 🤡🤥 - Making Sense of the Mess
May 04, 2020
QUIT outsourcing responsibility 🤞🙅‍♂️ - Making Sense of the Mess
May 04, 2020
STOP 🚫 talking about your EX!!
May 04, 2020
Why you cant FORGIVE yourself! 😔🐍 - Making Sense of the Mess
May 04, 2020
What is SHAME WANKING costing you? 💦🍆 - Making Sense of the Mess
May 04, 2020
So you're INTIMIDATED by STRONG women?
Apr 29, 2020
You aint Bob the Builder, so DONT f#cking fix it! - Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 29, 2020
#118 - Joel Stoinanis - Connect to yourself!
Apr 28, 2020
Bro, let her go through your phone!! - Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 28, 2020
Your KIDS dont feel WORTHY of your LOVE 💔- Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 27, 2020
Your SIDECHICK aint gonna solve the PROBLEM 😳😓- Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 27, 2020
PORN is SCREWING you relationships! - Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 27, 2020
#117 - Raniera Rewiri - Look up from the trenches
Apr 24, 2020
#116 - Isaac John - Making the most of your setbacks
Apr 22, 2020
#115 - Blase Grinner - The Conscious Man
Apr 16, 2020
Covid-19 & Unemployment: Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 15, 2020
"Im just being REALISTIC": Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 10, 2020
#114 - Luke Heka - Mens Medicine
Apr 08, 2020
Getting OVER your EX: Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 06, 2020
"You LOVE yourself!": Making Sense of the Mess
Apr 02, 2020
The 5minute rule: Making sense of the Mess
Mar 30, 2020
PENIS too SMALL?? *promo*
Mar 29, 2020
REFLECTION: Making Sense of the Mess
Mar 26, 2020
#113 - Daphne den Boer - Becoming HEADSTRONG
Mar 25, 2020
Intro: Making Sense of the Mess
Mar 23, 2020
#112 - Brendo McCormack - The FITFAM FINDR journey so far..
Mar 16, 2020
#111 - Simon Cuthbert - Searching for context
Feb 27, 2020
#110 - Kendall Whyte - The Blue Tree Project
Feb 18, 2020
#109 - Heidi Anderson - Grieving identity as a new mum
Feb 11, 2020
#108 - Chelle McCormack - Lessons from Mrs Perth Fitfam
Feb 03, 2020
#107 - Bek Antonucci - HERPES: Breaking the stigma
Jan 30, 2020
#106 - DJ Thompson - Made It Health & Fitness
Jan 23, 2020
It was IRRESPONSIBLE of me...
Jan 23, 2020
Are you the Chicken or Eagle?
Jan 19, 2020
Lessons from Bridge & Extreme
Jan 16, 2020
#105 - Toni Versic - The Empowered Man
Jan 06, 2020
#104 - Martin Mcphilimey - Sleep science & mental health
Dec 30, 2019
#103 - Brooke Blurton - When the truth hurts
Dec 25, 2019
#102 - Di Wilcox - Giving children the Magic Coat
Dec 23, 2019
#101 - Bek Antonucci - Finding what lays beneath
Dec 19, 2019
#100 - Julian Pace - Finding happiness
Dec 16, 2019
#99 - Dr Kat - Becoming f#cking fabulous!
Dec 03, 2019
#98 - Rosie Rees - Accept & Embrace your sexuality
Nov 26, 2019
#97 - Hana Tapiata - Reframing with Whakapapa
Nov 19, 2019
#96 - Terri Bowman - Menstrual Psychosis
Nov 12, 2019
#95 - Alice Round - Turmoil, Transitions & Empowerment
Nov 04, 2019
#94 - Stuart Watkins - Beating drug addiction & anxiety
Oct 28, 2019
Q&A - Advice for a marriage break-up
Oct 18, 2019
Q&A - Advice for ANXIETY
Oct 18, 2019
Q&A - Cornering myself & figuring it out
Oct 18, 2019
Q&A - Helping someone who won't help themselves
Oct 18, 2019
Q&A - Social media & mental health
Oct 18, 2019
#93 - Jake Loreto - Too ANXIOUS to leave the house!
Oct 09, 2019
#92 - Cynthia Musafili Wright - Finding self love & taking action
Oct 02, 2019
#91 - Eloise Pascal - Plus size women are just as WORTHY
Sep 25, 2019
Q&A - My 5 year goal
Sep 24, 2019
Q&A - what did you learn from 28yr old Lachie?
Sep 24, 2019
Q&A - Asking "RUOK?" for brownie points
Sep 24, 2019
Q&A - Coping with no one asking RUOK
Sep 24, 2019
Q&A - How I combat PRESSURE
Sep 24, 2019
#90 - Matt Bruce - The Army veteran, breathing through Mental Health
Sep 18, 2019
Q&A - How to handle doubters
Sep 07, 2019
Q&A - How do I stay motivated?
Sep 06, 2019
Q&A - Dealing with Loneliness
Sep 05, 2019
Q&A - Feeling isolated from old friends
Sep 04, 2019
Q&A - Letting negative family go
Sep 03, 2019
Q&A - Supporting others grieving the same tragedy
Sep 02, 2019
#89 - Shannon Edwards - Relinquishing guilt & shame
Sep 02, 2019
#88 - Jaimee Sheridan - Overcoming the belief "all men leave me"
Sep 02, 2019
#87 - Nicque Lilly Rose - From "Munted Face" to Mermaid
Sep 02, 2019
#86 - Sammy Harper - Falling in love with her body again
Sep 02, 2019
#85 - Michelle Powell - Taking ownership of her life
Sep 02, 2019
#84 - Maria Hutchison - Thinking sexual abuse, was actually love
Aug 28, 2019
Lachlan Samuel LIVE: my story (RAW AF)
Aug 25, 2019
Q&A - Advice for carers of Drug & Alcohol abusers?
Aug 23, 2019
Q&A - How to deal with someone close, who is SUICIDAL?
Aug 23, 2019
Q&A - How to PROCESS REJECTION
Aug 23, 2019
#83 - Joey O'dell - F#CK SUICIDE
Aug 21, 2019
STOP FAKING IT!!
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Wanting your partner to UNDERSTAND your GROWTH
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Helping someone in a TOXIC relationship
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Preparing kids to work through TRAUMA
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Is there a time frame for GRIEF?
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - How to handle being TRIGGERED
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Processing Emotional hangover
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Being too dependant on others for fulfillment!
Aug 16, 2019
Q&A - Dealing with Mental Health in others, when you feel unequipped!
Aug 16, 2019
#82 - Lloyd Sampson - Losing his marriage & almost taking his life
Aug 13, 2019
#81 - Luka Reedy - Growing up in "hell" & going plant based!
Aug 08, 2019
Q&A - How would you deal with a bad work environment?
Aug 08, 2019
Q&A - Switching out negative thoughts
Aug 08, 2019
Q&A - 1 Person you'd want to meet?
Aug 08, 2019
Q&A - How did you overcome your SELF-SABOTAGE?
Aug 06, 2019
Q&A - How does SELF-SABOTAGE occur?
Aug 05, 2019
Q&A - Dealing with Minor EMOTIONAL setbacks!
Aug 04, 2019
#80 - Sarah Conlan - Needing validation & Talking about sexual abuse
Aug 02, 2019
Q&A - "My thoughts overwhelm me when I meditate!"
Aug 01, 2019
Q&A - How to instil belief into a friend!
Jul 31, 2019
Q&A - How to not be overwhelmed by deep conversations!
Jul 30, 2019
Q&A - How to identify & overcome insecurities!
Jul 29, 2019
#79 - Sam Whitwell - Being the "Fat Kid" & never feeling worthy
Jul 29, 2019
#78 - Breaking free of substance abuse & toxic relationships.
Jul 22, 2019
#77 - Dixie Ramirez - Being indigenous & Loving yourself more
Jul 15, 2019
#76 - Matt Vapor - Abuse, homelessness & being morbedly obese
Jul 08, 2019
#75 - Mitchell Vickridge - Being the "protector" & surrendering to death
Jul 01, 2019
#74 - Blake Wood - Losing a friend to suicide & FIFO ZERO
Jun 26, 2019
#73 - Peter Balcarek - Masking pain with alcohol & bravado
Jun 24, 2019
#72 - Tinashe La - Cultural norms & Domestic violence
Jun 21, 2019
#71 - Julia Grinstina - Breaking free of her need to fit in
Jun 17, 2019
#70 - Paul Holliday - How immense grief lead to the Human Excellence Project
Jun 14, 2019
#69 - Danielle Kettlewell - From "I am not enough", to Olympian!
Jun 11, 2019
#68 - Slade Moore - Acknowledging your addictions
Jun 11, 2019
#67 - Emma Romano - Changing her mindset to heal herself of MS
Jun 05, 2019
#66 - JoashuaCarn Meutariki - Turning ADHD from limitation to Superpower
Jun 02, 2019
#65 - Ben Kelly - Breaking free of the script you've created for your life
May 30, 2019
#64 - Rumbiie Mudzengi - How sexual abuse as a child lead to a suicide attempt as an adult
May 28, 2019
#63 - Michael Hayes - Supporting his partner through depression
May 26, 2019
#62 - Jaya Taki - Growing up fearing her father & processing the grief of abortion
May 23, 2019
#61 - Morgan J. Crawford (pt.1) - A solo trip around the world at 18 & losing his mother to suicide
May 21, 2019
MCM#32 - Back to the present
May 19, 2019
MCM#31 - Avoidance = Unnecessary Stress
May 12, 2019
#60 - Pat Armitstead - Hearing the words, "no I didn't love you & I never loved you"
May 09, 2019
MCM#30 - How I BROKE a friends TRUST & how i'll LEARN from it
May 05, 2019
#59 - Wayne McMurtie
May 02, 2019
MCM#29 - Use this reset tool for heated moments
Apr 28, 2019
#58 - Jake Edwards - When achieving your dream doesnt = happiness & making transitions in life
Apr 25, 2019
MCM#28 - Reacting to Israel Folaus comments
Apr 22, 2019
#57 - Kat Houareau - Disowned by her family for attempting to break the cycle of sexual abuse
Apr 18, 2019
#56 - Nina Silic - The pressures of being an IFBB pro & being a new mum
Apr 12, 2019
MCM#27 - Own YOUR mistakes!
Apr 07, 2019
#55 - Connie Boglis - Losing your veteran partner to PTSD & suicide
Apr 05, 2019
MCM#26 - Living out of ALIGNMENT = being a FRAUD
Mar 31, 2019
#54 - Tinesha Misky-Hajnal - following her partner overseas & body image issues in a new environment
Mar 28, 2019
MCM#25 - RACISM is a fear of loss
Mar 24, 2019
#53 - Stefani Caminiti - Finding her Inner Ninja
Mar 21, 2019
MCM#24 - Heart broken? or Heart open?
Mar 17, 2019
#52 - Wayne Chase - the grief and guilt after losing his son Mitch
Mar 14, 2019
MCM#23 - Persistence
Mar 10, 2019
#51 - Mitch Wallis - Heart on my sleeve
Mar 07, 2019
MCM#22 - Your TRAUMA doesn't define you!
Mar 03, 2019
#50 - Rahul Seth - Beating Bi-Polar with the power of community
Mar 01, 2019
MCM#21 - Suicide poem & the 1 lesson Ive taken away from everything so far
Feb 24, 2019
MCM#20 - Do you appreciate yourself?
Feb 17, 2019
#49 - Francis Cronin - Walking 500 miles, sleeping rough & raising money for the homeless
Feb 14, 2019
MCM#19 - Why we talk SHIT about others!
Feb 10, 2019
#48 - Ryan Crawford - From high flyer to happiness
Feb 08, 2019
MCM#18 - Are you COMPLACENT?
Feb 03, 2019
#47 - Emily Strange - Removing her breast implants & beating bulimia
Feb 01, 2019
MCM#17 - What QUESTIONS do you ask of life?
Jan 27, 2019
#46 - Bryn Edwards - Caught having an affair & the growth that came as a result
Jan 24, 2019
MCM#16 - How to handle TOXIC people
Jan 20, 2019
#45 - Joe Williams - Defying the enemy within
Jan 15, 2019
MCM#15 - How to handle HATERS
Jan 13, 2019
MCM#14 - 2 Questions to ask yourself when setting a resolution!
Jan 08, 2019
#44 - Rongo Keene - Forging forgiveness in prison & becoming a pro strongman
Jan 06, 2019
#43 - Logan Dodds - Losing his father & the pressure of content creation
Jan 01, 2019
MCM#13 - Forgive yourself for your mistakes in 2018
Dec 30, 2018
#42 - Nathan Cassidy - Medicated for ADD as a 4yr old, the loss of his father and the masks he used as a result of it
Dec 25, 2018
MCM#12 - Counter punch your lack of belief!
Dec 23, 2018
#41 - Jesse Wynyard - Awaken the alpha within
Dec 19, 2018
MCM#11 - Embrace the suffer & callus your mind
Dec 16, 2018
MCM#10 - Liberate yourself from the lie you're living
Dec 09, 2018
#40 - Toni Versic- Overcoming Anxiety, Heartbreak and Suicidality
Dec 09, 2018
#39 - Troy Coward - Wrongfully suspected of murder & losing his father to suicide
Dec 05, 2018
MCM#9 - Pump the Plus +
Dec 02, 2018
#38 - Hayley Peak - The challenges of raising a child with Autism & ADHD
Nov 28, 2018
MCM#8 - What is "fitting in" holding you back from?
Nov 25, 2018
#37 - Corey Gaidzionis - PTSD from holding a friend as they passed away in your arms
Nov 21, 2018
MCM#7 - Using vulnerability to deal with trauma as a soldier
Nov 18, 2018
#36 - Martin Ball - Bullied into anxiety, depression & suicidality
Nov 14, 2018
MCM#6 - "Finding beauty in the broken-ness"
Nov 12, 2018
#35 - Yasmin Eve - Suppressing emotion as a child & body image issues
Nov 07, 2018
MCM#5 - Find your value & let go of comparison
Nov 04, 2018
#34 - Tim Morrison - Losing his fighters identity & a plant medicine journey
Oct 31, 2018
MCM#4 - Choose Courage over Comfort
Oct 28, 2018
#33 - Dr Pamela Dunn - Waking from a coma with paralysis & the power of the mind
Oct 25, 2018
MCM#3 - Self Audit
Oct 22, 2018
#32 - Julian Pace - Betrayal, immense loss & the guilt that consumed him
Oct 18, 2018
MCM#2 - Are You Happy?
Oct 15, 2018
#31- Being "the girl with the eye patch" & overcoming shame
Oct 11, 2018
MCM#1 - "More empathy" a poem about Mental Health Week
Oct 09, 2018
#30 - Born with 1 arm & pumping the positive, with David Weir
Oct 04, 2018
#29 - From Bodybuilder to walking skeleton - living with chrohns and relinquishing the ego, with Mitchell Vickeridge
Sep 26, 2018
#28 - Losing a brother to suicide & how its affected her, with Lisa Gliddon
Sep 20, 2018
#27 - Breaking free of domestic violence, with Marlies Loescher
Sep 13, 2018
#26 - Forced into coming out as GAY & developing self acceptance, with Thomas Marlow
Sep 05, 2018
#25 - Suicidal thoughts as an 8yr old & A paralysing fear of public speaking, with Shani-Faye Chambers
Aug 31, 2018
#24 - The car crash that changed her life & living 15 mins at a time, with Cat Cronin
Aug 24, 2018
#23 - Overcoming naysayers when chasing your dream, with Ben Mikha
Aug 17, 2018
#22 - Charged with the manslaughter of his father & breaking the cycle, with Brendon Bell
Aug 10, 2018
#21 - 32 years of policing, catching murderers & distorted views, with Sergeant Steve Mariu
Aug 03, 2018
#20 - Beating depression and anxiety with medication, with Clinton Hodgkins
Jul 27, 2018
#19 - Finding the courage to report sexual abuse & sudden loss, with Kira Wallis
Jul 20, 2018
EP18 - A sociopathic partner and the loss of her still-born daughter Ariana, with Amber Harkins
Jul 13, 2018
EP17 - Losing your identity & living in alignment with DR Matt Brooks
Jul 06, 2018
EP16 - 3 generations of suicide, with Kane Fitzpatrick
Jun 28, 2018
EP15 - How I beat Anorexia as a teen!! with Jocelyn Weir
Jun 21, 2018
EP14 - Stop giving a FUCK! with Heidi Anderson
Jun 14, 2018
EP13 - The fight against cancer, with Jayde Nish
Jun 07, 2018
EP12 - Discover your true identity with Simon Shin
May 31, 2018
EP11 - Saying goodbye to your 2.5yr old daughter
May 24, 2018
EP10 - Losing your soulmate to suicide - w Sorelle Miller
May 17, 2018
EP09 - Failure in business and in love + a drug addiction, with Brendan McCormack
May 11, 2018
EP08 - A paralysing brain injury & an earthquake w Norita Omar
May 02, 2018
EP07 - Telling the one you love you've cheated & a gambling addiction - w Leon Ruri
Apr 18, 2018
EP06- Poisoned by a friend & self harm, with Bay Dansby
Apr 12, 2018
EP05 - Going to war and dealing with death with Finn Johnson
Apr 04, 2018
EP04 - When work place bullying ends with a gun in your mouth - with Jason Nelson
Mar 28, 2018
EP03 - Nearly dying in an underground mine & PTSD w Shannon Stewart
Mar 21, 2018
EP02 - How betrayal almost resulted in suicide w Jude Young
Mar 14, 2018
EP01 - Never fitting in w Candy Love
Mar 14, 2018
EP00 - Welcome to the Open Up Podcast - My story
Mar 14, 2018